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| Parents in the domestic labor market - Maternity / paternity leave fund | iceland | Maternity / paternity leave Parents are entitled to payments from the Maternity / Paternity Leave Fund after having been continuous for 6 months in the domestic labor market before the date of birth of the child or the time when a child enters the home upon adoption or permanent foster care. The… |
Maternity, Parental leave | ssptw | http://www.faedingarorlof.is/rettur-foreldra-til-greidslna-ur-faedingarorlofssj… | -gerecke | ||||
| Towards a shock-sensitive social protection system in Malawi | malawi | Malawi faces recurrent cyclical crises that prevent long-term poverty reduction. The country has a high exposure to climate risks – such as dry spells, drought and flooding. These, combined with high levels of poverty, food insecurity, and vulnerability to seasonal patterns of production and… |
https://www.odi.org/publications/11024-towards-shock-sensitive-social-protectio… | massetti | ||||||
| Schweiz: Eckwerte zur Altersvorsorge - Frauen und Mehrwertsteuer sollen AHV stabilisieren | switzerland | SRF (03.03.2018) Nach dem Absturz des Reformpakets Altersvorsorge 2020 im September 2017 hat Bundespräsident Alain Berset die neuen Eckwerte für die finanzielle Stabilisierung der AHV vorgestellt. Neu soll in der AHV ein Referenzalter von 65 Jahren für Frauen und Männer gelten.… |
Es drängt: Die Reform der AHV sei nach dem Misserfolg des Reformprojekts im letzten September noch dringlicher geworden, stellte Bundespräsident Alain Berset vor den Medien fest. Er erinnerte, dass wie bereits Ende Jahr angekündigt, die beiden Säule nun getrennt reformiert werden |
Old-age pensions, Financing | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/eckwerte-zur-altersvorsorge-frauen-und-mehrwert… | fabbri | ||
| China building world's most powerful, 1.3 billion-person facial recognition system: Reports | china | straitstimes.com (13.10.2017) China is building the world's most powerful facial recognition system which aims to identify any one of its 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds, reported South China Morning Post. |
biometric | newsletter ISSA staff | http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-building-worlds-most-powerful-… | -zhu | ||||
| OCDE propone igualar progresivamente edad de jubilación entre mujeres y hombres | El Mostrador (28.02.2018) La organización llamó a aumentar progresivamente la edad de jubilación de las chilenas, para disminuir las desigualdades. Ministro Eyzaguirre sostuvo que no existen las condiciones actualmente para poder aplicar la medida. |
Según el último informe Estudio Económico de Chile, realizado por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), la brecha de ingresos en nuestro país es un 65% más amplia que el promedio general de los países miembros. Para disminuir estas a |
Old-age pensions | family_gender_society | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.elmostrador.cl/braga/2018/02/27/ocde-propone-igualar-progresivamente… | fabbri | |||
| [Analysis] The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing. | Washington Post (05.03.2018) Twenty-five years ago President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which included a provision giving eligible workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child. Emphasis on “unpaid.”… |
Twenty-five years ago President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which included a provision giving eligible workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child. Emphasis on “unpaid.” The United States |
family | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/05/the-worlds-richest-count… | fabbri | ||||
| US: Women's History and Social Security | United States | effinghamdaily (28.02.2018) March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to focus not just on women’s achievements, but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other… |
March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to focus not just on women’s achievements, but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. |
Extension of coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/community/women-s-history-and-social-security… | fabbri | |||
| Europe: Posted Workers: More Europe Is More Freedom | Europe | socialeurope (05.03.2018) ill the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as… |
Will the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as proposed last |
Employment policies | migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.socialeurope.eu/more-europe-is-more-freedom | fabbri | ||
| [Opinion] Why We Need Transnational Social Protection for Migrants | UA Magazine (18.02.2018) According to the International Organization for Migration, in 2015 the number of international migrants worldwide—people residing in a country other than their country of birth—reached 244 million. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ua-magazine.com/social-protection-migrants/#.WpaFZWrwa70 | massetti | ||||||
| France: L'intelligence artificielle dans la santé ouvre le champ des possibles | france | Les Echos (03.03.2018) La masse de données manipulées par le secteur médical offre d'innombrables perspectives d'exploitation pour améliorer la prise en charge individuelle des patients. |
La masse de données manipulées par le secteur médical offre d'innombrables perspectives d'exploitation pour améliorer la prise en charge individuelle des patients.Le pays des Lumières ne fait pas mentir sa réputation. Classée parmi les leaders mondiaux de la recherche sur l'intelligenc |
Health, Information and communication technology | big data | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://business.lesechos.fr/entrepreneurs/idees-de-business/0301292218270-l-in… | fabbri | ||
| Comment les Indiens vivent la plus grande expérience de système d’identité biométrique au monde | india | huffingtonpost.fr (18.02.2018) Plus d’un milliard de personnes sont inscrites au programme indien Aadhaar, mais nombreux sont les oubliés du système. |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/02/17/comment-les-indiens-vivent-la-plus-gra… | massetti | ||||
| Work 4.0 – opportunities and risks | Europe | EurActiv (02.03.2018) Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and it will change the working world in the next couple of years. For employers, this poses a range of risks – but could also create some opportunities, as a recent analysis shows.… |
Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and it will change the working world in the next couple of years. For employers, this poses a range of risks – but could also create some opportunities, as a recent analysis shows. |
Employment policies, Information and communication technology | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/work-4-0-opportunities-and-r… | fabbri | ||
| Pension Fund Signed An Agreement With Sberbank - Cybersecurity | Russian Federation | At the 26th International Financial Congress, Sberbank and the Pension Fund entered into an agreement on interacting in the area of cybersecurity. The document was signed by Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank and Alexey Ivanov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of… |
Information and communication technology | cybersecurity | http://www.russia-ic.com.postman.ru/news/show/23688/#.Wpz3EK6nHRY | ruggia | ||||
| Suisse: Vers la retraite à 65 ans pour tous et une forte hausse de la TVA pour l'AVS | switzerland | rts.ch (03.02.2018) Alain Berset devrait présenter vendredi au Conseil fédéral plusieurs variantes pour réformer l'AVS, a appris la RTS. Au menu: la retraite à 65 ans pour les femmes et une forte hausse de la TVA. |
Pensions | policy reponse | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/9377369-vers-la-retraite-a-65-ans-pour-tous-et-un… | -brimblecombe | |||
| [Report] WHO: How to make sense of health system efficiency comparisons? | Europe | WHO (01.03.2018) Improving health system efficiency is a compelling policy goal, especially in systems facing serious resource constraints. However, in order to improve efficiency we must know how to properly measure it. This new policy brief therefore proposes an analytic framework for… |
Improving health system efficiency is a compelling policy goal, especially in systems facing serious resource constraints. However, in order to improve efficiency we must know how to properly measure it. This new policy brief therefore proposes an analytic framework for understanding and interpre |
Health | universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/publications/policy-br… | fabbri | ||
| En Suède, sport obligatoire pour les employés | sweden | Le Temps (02.03.2018) La marque de vêtements Björn Borg, créée par l’ancienne star du tennis, impose à ses collaborateurs une heure d’exercice hebdomadaire au nom de la convivialité et de la productivité. Le cas n’est pas isolé dans le pays |
La marque de vêtements Björn Borg, créée par l’ancienne star du tennis, impose à ses collaborateurs une heure d’exercice hebdomadaire au nom de la convivialité et de la productivité. Le cas n’est pas isolé dans le pays Chaque vendredi, les employés de la marque de vêtements Björn Borg, cr |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/sport/suede-sport-obligatoire-employes | fabbri | ||
| Ethical artificial intelligence - 10 essential ingredients | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe | OECD (24.01.2018) Artificial intelligence (AI) must put people and planet first. Discussions on the ethical use of AI are essential on a global scale to guarantee widespread implementation and a transparent solution. A global convention on ethical AI that encompasses all is the most viable… |
UNI Global Union has identified 10 key principles for Ethical AI. These points of action must be realized by unions, shop stewards and global alliances, in collective agreements, global framework agreements and multinational alliances. This will ensure workers’ rights and influen |
Employment, Governance and administration, Information and communication technology, Data management, Technological transition, Policy analysis | artificial intelligence | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.oecd-forum.org/users/75928-dr-christina-j-colclough/posts/29527-10-… | -treichel | ||
| Luxembourg: Signature de la convention de sécurité sociale avec la république de Corée | korea, Republic of, luxembourg | Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (01.03.2018) Le ministre de la Sécurité sociale, Romain Schneider, et l’ambassadeur de la république de Corée, Son Excellence Hyoung-zhi Kim, ont signé le 1er mars 2018 la convention de sécurité sociale entre le grand-duché de Luxembourg et la république de Corée… |
Le ministre de la Sécurité sociale, Romain Schneider, et l’ambassadeur de la république de Corée, Son Excellence Hyoung-zhi Kim, ont signé le 1er mars 2018 la convention de sécurité sociale entre le grand-duché de Luxembourg et la république de Corée. La signature de cette convention renf |
International agreements | Published_SS_Monitor | https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2018/03-mar… | fabbri | |||
| South Korea Shortens 'Inhumanely Long' Workweek | korea, Republic of | NPR (01.03.2018) Employees in South Korea work long hours: 2,069 hours per worker annually – the second-highest among the Economic Cooperation and Development states, after Mexico. In the United States, that figure is 1,783. Those long hours went hand-in-hand with the country's booming economy… |
Employees in South Korea work long hours: 2,069 hours per worker annually – the second-highest among the Economic Cooperation and Development states, after Mexico. In the United States, that figure is 1,783. Those long hours went hand-in-hand with the country's |
Employment, Employment policies, Human resource management | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/01/589895641/south-korea-shorte… | -treichel | |||
| India's Aadhaar: A Unique Opportunity for Innovating in Digital Trust, But an Opportunity Easy to Squander | india | oecd-forum.org (23.01.2018) As India's Prime Minister headlines the Davos gathering and highlights the country's unique situation and economic potential, it is important to note that India can offer two major digital innovations to the world: the number zero and a unique ID system for a billion… |
In an age rife with digital innovation, India has made two meaningful contributions: The number “zero” and Aadhaar. Okay, I cheated a little bit with the first one, given its pre-di |
Information and communication technology | biometric, egovernment | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/747-trust/posts/29531-india-s-aadhaar-a-uni… | massetti | ||
| Digitalisation | The Forum Network, hosted by the OECD | Also: https://www.oecd-forum.org/ |
Employment, Employment policies, Information and communication technology, Service quality | digital platforms | https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/722-digitalisation | ruggia | |||||
| OpenGovAsia | Asia | OpenGov is a content platform, dedicated to sharing ICT-related knowledge and information between governments. We focus on the public sector in the Asia-Pacific region. We help governments become more Efficient, Agile, Transparent and Secure, so as to improve the lives of their citizens. |
Information and communication technology | digital economy, egovernment | https://www.opengovasia.com/ | massetti | ||||
| Labour issues in the digital economy | Americas | Publication | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Digital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of… |
Employment, Employment policies | digital platforms | https://www.cepal.org/en/publications/42046-labour-issues-digital-economy?utm_s… | -zhu | ||||
| Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2016 | Measuring Progress towards Universal |
Health | -elziniy | |||||||
| Kazakh Labour and Social Protection Ministry to focus on self-employed workforce, digitisation | kazakhstan | astanatimes.com (15.02.2018) The Kazakh Ministry of Labour and Social Protection will focus on formalising the self-employed workforce and continue digital transformation in the field in 2018, according to newly-appointed Minister Madina Abylkassymova. |
The issue of the self-employed population, which currently accounts for nearly one-quarter of the nation’s workforce, was raised during a Feb. 9 extended government meeting. President Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised the ministry’s performance in this area and noted failure to address the self-emp |
Unemployment, Service quality | egovernment, self-employed | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://astanatimes.com/2018/02/kazakh-labour-and-social-protection-ministry-to… | massetti |